Aneth ( nv, ) is a

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(CDP) in San Juan County,

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, United States. The population was 598 at the 2000 census. The origin of the name Aneth is obscure.

Geography

Aneth is located at (37.205595, -109.164379). According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of 11.7 square miles (30.4 km²), of which 11.4 square miles (29.5 km²) is land and 0.3 square mile (0.8 km²) (2.73%) is water.

Government

Kenneth Maryboy is the council delegate representing Aneth in the Navajo Nation Council. Aneth is the site of the local government. It is the location of the meetings. The area under the local government is called Aneth Chapter, and is a part of the Navajo Nation's system of local governments known as chapter houses. Aneth Chapter is part of

Navajo Nation The Navajo Nation ( nv, Naabeehó Bináhásdzo), also known as Navajoland, is a Native Americans in the United States, Native American Indian reservation, reservation in the United States. It occupies portions of northeastern Arizona, northwe ...

and is located north of the San Juan River, stretching from Montezuma Creek to the

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state border, with disputed territories east of

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and along the northern border.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 598 people, 143 households, and 128 families residing in the CDP. The

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was 52.4 people per square mile (20.3/km²). There were 177 housing units at an average density of 15.5/sq mi (6.0/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 0.33%

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, 0.17%

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, 98.83% Native American, and 0.67% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 0.67% of the population. There were 143 households, out of which 49.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.2% were

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living together, 29.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 9.8% were non-families. 9.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.18 and the average family size was 4.44. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 42.6% under the age of 18, 10.4% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 16.4% from 45 to 64, and 5.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 23 years. For every 100 females, there were 75.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 64.9 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $17,292, and the median income for a family was $16,563. Males had a median income of $35,536 versus $13,333 for females. The

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for the CDP was $10,556. About 48.8% of families and 52.0% of the population were below the

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, including 64.0% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

History

The name ''Tʼáá Bííchʼį́įdii'' was the nickname of an Anglo storekeeper named J.B. Tanner who worked at a trading post in Aneth. The nickname means "just like a devil" in Navajo and was given to him by the local community due to his greedy business practices. He also worked in

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, leading the Navajo to use the same name for both towns.

Education

The

San Juan School District San Juan School District (SJSD) is a school district headquartered in Blanding, Utah, United States. The district has twelve schools. 3,193 students were enrolled. History As of 2017 teachers in communities of the southern part of the scho ...

operates the Montezuma Creek Elementary School in Aneth. In 2017 the school offered to give salaries of $80,000 to teachers with many years of experience who are designated as lead teachers.

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{{Authority control Census-designated places in San Juan County, Utah Census-designated places in Utah Populated places on the Navajo Nation